Who are these workers, and how much lead paint did they eat as children. Even with a reflector on it, it looks like it was intended to weed distracted drivers out of the gene pool.

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It's not even really in the middle of the road. Even though this road is probably a low-speed route that probably doesn't get a lot of truck traffic, the pole looks like it could easily snag someone's rear bumper or a lawn equipment trailer or something. This is so dumb, we'll have to assume the pole is a subtle expression of rage against distracted drivers, rear bumpers, and lawn equipment trailers.

We're not sure how things work in Canada, but in the U.S. of A., this would have a crowd of sign-bearing angry mothers clamoring around it within hours. Hydro-Quebec, the power company ultimately responsible for placing the pole, said it would move it by the end of the week. Let's hope nobody gets killed before then. (Hat tip to $kaycog!)

UPDATE - Nov. 20, 4:15 p.m.: Great news: The pole has been removed. No word yet on whether or not bloodflow has been restored to the brain of whoever was in charge of the pole-setting work crew.